Medical Assisting

Unit One: Medical Assisting as a Career 1 Introduction to Medical Assisting 2 Healthcare and the Healthcare Team 3 Professionalism and Success  4 Interpersonal Communication 5 Legal and Ethical Issues Unit Two: Safety and the Environment 6 Infection Control Fundamentals 7 Safety and Patient Reception 8 Office Equipment and Supplies 9 Examination and Treatment Areas Unit Three: Communication 10 Written and Electronic Documents 11 Medical Records and Documentation 12 Electronic Health Records  13 Managing Medical Records 14 Telephone Techniques 15 Patient Education Unit Four: Administrative Practices 16 Schedule Management 17 Insurance and Billing 18 Diagnostic Coding 19 Procedure Coding 20 Patient Collections and Financial Management Unit Five: Applied Anatomy and Physiology 21 Organization of the Body 22 The Integumentary System 23 The Skeletal System 24 The Muscular System 25 The Cardiovascular System 26 The Blood 27 The Lymphatic and Immune Systems 28 The Respiratory System 29 The Nervous System 30 The Urinary System 31 The Reproductive Systems 32 The Digestive System 33 The Endocrine System 34 Special Senses Unit Six: Clinical Practices 35 Infection Control Practices 36 Patient Interview and History 37 Vital Signs and Measurements 38 Assisting with a General Physical Examination 39 Assisting in Reproductive and Urinary Specialties 40 Assisting in Pediatrics 41 Assisting in Geriatrics 42 Assisting in Other Medical Specialties 43 Assisting with Eye and Ear Care 44 Assisting with Minor Surgery Unit Seven: Assisting with Diagnostics 45 Orientation to the Lab 46 Microbiology and Disease 47 Collecting, Processing, and Testing Urine and Stool Specimens 48 Collecting, Processing, and Testing Blood Specimens 49 Electrocardiography and Pulmonary Function 50 Diagnostic Imaging Unit Eight: Assisting in Therapeutics 51 Principles of Pharmacology 52 Dosage Calculation 53 Medication Administration 54 Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation 55 Nutrition and Health Unit Nine: Medical Assisting Practice 56 Practice Management 57 Emergency Preparedness 58 Preparing for the World of Work App 1 Diseases and Disorders  App 2 Prefixes, Suffixes, and Word Roots in Commonly Used Medical Terms App 3 Abbreviations and Symbols Commonly Used in Medical Notations Condensed versions of this text are available: Medical Assisting: Administrative Procedures with Anatomy and Physiology includes units 1, 2, 3, 4 and 9 Medical Assisting: Clinical Procedures with Anatomy and Physiology includes units 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9